1、Units1~2[课下作业]Ⅰ.单项填空1.Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplehavecometorealizethefactthatweshouldn’tdevelopeconomy________theenvironment.A.attheexpenseofB.inthefaceofC.inspiteofD.onaccountof答案 A [句意:现在越来越多的人意识到我们不应该以牺牲环境作为代价来发展经济这一事实。attheexpenseof“在牺牲(或损害)……的情况下”,符合句意。inthefaceof“面临”;inspiteo
2、f“尽管”;onaccountof“由于,因为”。]2.Itisnotwhatyouarethinkingaboutbuthowyoucanputitinto________thatcounts.A.practiceB.attemptC.permissionD.account答案 A [句意:重要的不是你所想的,而是你如何能够付诸实践。put...intopractice“将……付诸行动”。]3.Mothersholdingjobsoutsidethehomeshouldhave________schedulestomakeiteasiertocaref
3、ortheirchildren.A.heavyB.smoothC.flexibleD.complex答案 C [句意:在外上班的母亲的日程计划应具有弹性,这样可以使照看孩子更加容易。heavy“重的,超出一般的”;smooth“平滑的,平稳的”;flexible“灵活的,可变动的”;complex“复杂的”。]4.InChina,womenwhoremainsingleintheirthirtiesareoften________as“leftoverwomen”byrelativesandthemedia.A.objectedtoB.pointedto
4、C.turnedtoD.referredto答案 D [句意:在中国,30多岁时仍单身的女性常被亲戚和媒体称为“剩女”。referto...as...把……称为……;objectto反对;pointto指向;turnto向……求助。]5.Don’tgiveme________answerstothesequestions.WhatIwantisyourcreativeideas.7A.conventionalB.unconditionalC.permanentD.frequent答案 A [句意:不要给我这些问题的常规答案。我想要的是你们有创意的想法。c
5、onventional传统的,常规的;unconditional无条件的;permanent永久的;frequent频繁的。]6.Notuntilwesawthemanagerdidweknowthatthebank________thecompanyforthepurposeofreducingitsborrowings.A.tookpartinB.causeddamagetoC.putpressureonD.drewattentionto答案 C [句意:直到我们见到经理,我们才知道为了减少借贷,银行对这家公司施加了压力。putpressureon给
6、……施加压力;takepartin参加;causedamageto对……造成危害;drawattentionto引起对……的注意。]7.—Nowadaysagrowingnumberofpeoplegotoworkbybike.—Bicyclingisgoodexercise;________itdoesn’tpollutetheair.A.thereforeB.moreoverC.howeverD.otherwise答案 B [句意:“现在,越来越多的人骑自行车上班。”“骑自行车是很好的运动,而且不污染空气。”moreover此外,而且;therefo
7、re因此;however然而;otherwise否则。]8.Ladiesandgentlemen,Ihavethegreat________ofintroducingourspeakerfortonight.A.consequenceB.privilegeC.preferenceD.favour答案 B [句意:女士们先生们,我非常荣幸地介绍我们今晚的演讲者。havetheprivilegeofdoingsth“很荣幸做某事”。consequence“后果”;preference“偏爱”;favour“支持,赞成”。]9.—It’ssaidthatTom